𝐎𝐀𝐊𝐋𝐄𝐘 + 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄?

"It is not too late." "I mean? Isn't it?"

In the heart of a quiet town, nestled between the scent of fresh paperbacks and whispered stories, a love story begins not with a spark-but with a stare between the shelves. Serenity Chrissy Young is 18. Confident, vibrant, and grounded in her dual heritage of Vincentian and Nigerian culture, she finds peace in books, joy in cooking, and purpose in helping others. Working at the local library, surrounded by stories, she's written her own through self-love and strength. Her favorite thing? That moment when a reader finds their perfect book. Leonardo Mario Garcia, 19, keeps to himself. Life hasn't been kind-he's struggled with loneliness, anxiety, and feeling like no one really sees him. But books were always his escape. And music, especially J. Cole's raw truths, helped him survive. He never believed in fate. But he did believe in libraries-the only place he didn't feel out of place. What happens when a girl who believes in second chances meets a boy who never thought he deserved one?

The Second Book of The Under Series {First Book; Under Oath} "Then show me. Strip." Danielle Carter wasn't innocent, nor was she trying to be. Orphaned too late in life to be chosen, and too young to survive on her own, she drifted through the foster system until she aged out at eighteen. Life didn't offer her a safety net, so she made one herself. Chicago taught her quickly how to survive-how to move fast and how to use her body to keep food on the table and a roof over her head. She became a stripper because she had to. And for a while, it worked. By twenty-three, Danielle had already lived a life most people would rather not imagine. Fast money. Faster nights. But, Eventually, she realized the truth-what paid well also buried girls young. So she ran. New York was supposed to be her reset. A clean start. A chance at normalcy. A real W-2 job. But how do you enter "normal society" when your resume is empty and your only experience is stripping? Doors stayed closed. Weeks passed. Money thinned. Then, finally, one door opened. Roman Volkov. Cold. Distant. A Russian self-made billionaire whose global finance empire moves money and assets across borders-clean on paper, dirty beneath the surface. His reputation keeps people careful. His assistants never last. Until Danielle. She's used to men like him. Powerful. Dangerous. Accustomed to being obeyed. When no one else can handle his tone, his demands, his presence-she can. And Roman notices. What begins as just a job turns into something charged. Long nights. Lingering tension. Hunger. Bianca tells herself she's survived worse. Escaped worse. But Roman Volkov is a different kind of danger. Desire doesn't stay contained forever. As boundaries blur and attraction darkens, Bianca finds herself pulled into a world where ambition and temptation collide-and where walking away may cost more than she's willing to lose.

"Don't test me baby," He warns. "Or I can't promise I'll stay so gentle." ━─━────༺༻────━─━ Nia Castillo has spent the last three years working at the Régalian Hotel in London. She's seen many celebrities and uppity dignitaries come and go. But, when an anonymous man checks into the most expensive suite in the hotel, Nia's interest is piqued. He makes her an offer she didn't realize she needed to take. To be a sort of sugar baby. But sugar will cost you, no matter how sweet. ━─━────༺༻────━─ Word Count: apx. 55,000 TW: DubCon/Rape chapter marked with an asterisk (*) are nsfw i.e smut [unedited: so if there are any mistakes, so so sorryyy] started: 11-9-20 completed: 5-12-21

Enzo Vitale was raised to be the heir of a powerful Italian family. Disciplined, ruthless, and untouchable. But behind the iron mask he wears, Enzo is haunted by the ghosts of his past,His nights are plagued by nightmares of fire and loss, his days ruled by violence, power, and the constant pressure of tradition. Marriage, children, softness. He has sworn them all away, convinced they are weaknesses he cannot afford. Yet in the shadows of his sleep, a pair of brown eyes won't leave him. Eyes that feel like home. Eyes that enrage him because they make him want. Kairo never wanted to be tangled in the Vitale world. But debt and desperation pulled her family's small business under their thumb, and she finds herself carrying a burden she never asked for. Fiercely loyal to her grandparents and her mother, she sacrifices her own safety to protect them, even if it means giving everything she has and everything she is. When Enzo and Kairo finally collide, it's not fate. It's a storm. He sees in her those same eyes that haunt his dreams, and she feels the danger in every word he speaks, every touch he steals. He is the man she should fear the most and the one her body betrays her for. As family expectations tighten around Enzo, and Kairo's secrets threaten to unravel, their lives twist together in a brutal dance of control, defiance, and forbidden desire. He wants dominance. She wants freedom. But neither can seem to let the other go.

She's a fifteen-year-old girl who killed her "father" in self-defense and lied about it to the police. She thinks she has no other family members and now she has nowhere to live but the police tell her she was kidnapped from her real family when she was little and she has six older brothers. Now that she has to go live with them, she can sense they're all hiding something from her. But what could it be?

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Aiden & Rose spinoff/separate book is available on my second account @marcellacrist ! Two friend groups rule the school: one built on loyalty, trust, and carefully protected reputations. The other thrives on manipulation, obsession, recklessness, and ruin. For years, they've coexisted under unspoken rules. Until senior year. Now, secrets don't stay buried. Hearts don't just break, they shatter. Friendships rot from the inside out, and love turns dangerously addictive. Every glance feels like a threat. Every touch becomes a weapon. And the line between hate and obsession disappears completely. As rivalries ignite and tensions explode, the campus becomes a battlefield of power plays, betrayal, revenge, and toxic desire. No one escapes untouched. Not when everyone has something to lose. Not when certain people would burn the entire world down just to possess what they want. 365 days of chaos. 365 days of temptation. 365 days until graduation. What started as a rivalry becomes a brutal war for dominance, survival, and obsession-one that will leave blood on their hands and scars they'll carry forever. Welcome to the ultimate war of the elite. Winner takes all. Loser belongs to the victor.

''Fuck Angelica I cant be with you! you're Mateo's little sister whatever this is between us, cant happen'' nobody's ever seen me cry, nobody has ever seen me weak. I'm fucking Dante Santino head of the Italian mafia ive never been seen weak, at least not until she came along... ''Dante please! dont do this!'' her sobs echo in the empty street, not even the sound of the pouring rain hitting the concrete beneath us can hide the sound of her cries and it breaks me. ''I just cant hurt Mateo like this'' I look deep into her eyes as she pours her heart out in front of me, but I just cant do this to my best friend... --------------------------------------- Dante Santino, a 25 year old who's head of the biggest Italian mafia. your average cold, dark and handsome devil on the outside, but on the inside... the biggest teddy bear youll ever meet. only he didn't know that, not until Angelica Farinelli came into his life. he fell head over heels in love with her the only problem being? she's his best friends little sister. Angelica Farinelli, an 18 year old girl who's life hasn't been easy. After being abused her whole life she finally manages to escape and move in with her older brother Mateo. Little does she know shes about to fall in love with one of Italy's most dangerous criminals who also happens to be Mateo's best friend. ---------------------------------------- #3 ON STEAMY 06/05/2025 #7 ON LOVE 10/06/2025 #3 ON ITALIAN 10/06/2025 #1 ON MAFIALOVE 10/06/2025 #5 ON GANGS 20/07/2025 #10 ON DARKROMANCE 28/08/2025